To lash as if with a whip.
To jerk back and forth; to buffet.
The lash of a whip.
An injury to the upper spine connected to a violent jerk of the head in either a backward or forward or side to side direction, resembling the motion of a whip.
An abrupt and unexpected change, or the resulting feeling of shock.
To hit, strike, especially with a cane or whip.
To crack (a whip).
To draw (stitches etc.) tight.
To make ready; prepare.